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"Sustainable Packaging" News Archive
Everything You Need to Know About Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for Sustainable Business Practices
EPDs provide standardized, verified information on a product's environmental impact, essential for informed decision-making and comparison, based on ISO14025 standards and comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment studies.
|March 19th, 2024|2:46 PM
Policy, Regulation & Compliance
Europe’s EPR: How the EU is Harmonising Packaging Regulation
The EU is harmonising packaging regulations to accelerate recycling and sustainability. Learn how the new Extended Producer Responsibility regulations impact businesses and packaging waste management.
|April 9th, 2025|9:24 AM
EU Forges Accord on Corporate Responsibility, Setting New Standards for Global Businesses
The European Union has achieved a landmark provisional agreement, requiring large companies in the bloc to proactively tackle adverse environmental and human rights impacts in their supply chains through the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
|December 18th, 2023|8:48 AM
Tesco and Faerch Launch PET ‘Tray to Tray’ Recycling Initiative
2000 tonnes of plastic to be recycled into new food-grade packaging a year
|February 10th, 2022|10:13 AM
Retail
Material Innovation & Circularity
Fashion and Beauty Lag in Sustainable Packaging Efforts
Discover how the fashion and beauty industries are embracing sustainable packaging solutions like Hydropol to reduce environmental impact and meet consumer demand for eco-friendly options.
|April 4th, 2025|2:57 PM
Danone Joins 100+ Accelerator as Fifth Partner for Scaling Sustainable Startup Innovation
Danone joins AB InBev, The Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive Company & Unilever to launch Cohort 6 of the 100+ Accelerator, combining efforts to develop and scale innovative solutions to our most pressing business and sustainability challenges.
|May 30th, 2024|4:31 PM
The U.K.´s New Program to Revolutionize Textile Recycling and Reduce Waste
England's 'Maximizing Resources, Minimising Waste' program aims to transform the textile industry through an extended producer responsibility scheme, product life extension, material diversion, and the promotion of a robust textile recycling industry.
|July 31st, 2023|2:54 PM
The Economics of Sustainable Packaging: Striking the Balance Between Ecology and Commerce
Taking place in Amsterdam on 14-15 November 2023, the Sustainable Packaging Summit by Packaging Europe will serve as a pivotal gathering of key stakeholders and decision-makers.
|August 2nd, 2023|12:07 PM
How to Conduct Double-Materiality Assessments for EU CSRD Compliance
Recent guidance from EFRAG aims to streamline a structured assessment process, echoing historical stakeholder engagement practices in assessing sustainability matters through a double-materiality lens.
|March 25th, 2024|5:50 PM
Material Innovation & Circularity
Policy, Regulation & Compliance
Why Recycled Plastic Is No Silver Bullet for Packaging Pollution
Recycled plastic won’t solve packaging pollution. Discover why supply chain investment and sustainable material innovation are critical for long-term impact.
|April 17th, 2025|8:29 AM
Our Community
Everything You Need to Know About Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for Sustainable Business Practices
EPDs provide standardized, verified information on a product's environmental impact, essential for informed decision-making and comparison, based on ISO14025 standards and comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment studies.
|March 19th, 2024|2:46 PM
Policy, Regulation & Compliance
Europe’s EPR: How the EU is Harmonising Packaging Regulation
The EU is harmonising packaging regulations to accelerate recycling and sustainability. Learn how the new Extended Producer Responsibility regulations impact businesses and packaging waste management.
|April 9th, 2025|9:24 AM
EU Forges Accord on Corporate Responsibility, Setting New Standards for Global Businesses
The European Union has achieved a landmark provisional agreement, requiring large companies in the bloc to proactively tackle adverse environmental and human rights impacts in their supply chains through the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
|December 18th, 2023|8:48 AM